and American studies in contemporary Taiwan by basing its research on reflections on European and American modernity and knowledge structures, and expands its perspective to include diaspora and colonial heritage, trans-Pacific American studies, digital humanities, translation studies and comparative literature, environmental ethics, and comparative ethnic studies. (2) Language, Cognition, and Society: Trends in Contemporary Western Philosophy This thematic research project was formerly known as “Neo-Pragmatism”. The main objective of its establishment was to focus on the philosophy of mind and language, covering different areas of expertise among project members, and addressing important issues and philosophies of Neo-Pragmatism by conducting systematic research. Since 2015, this thematic research project has changed its name to “Language, Cognition, and Society: Trends in Contemporary Western Philosophy”. It comprises of interdisciplinary research fields namely: “civil philosophy”, “language and sensorimotor system”, “reference and contexts”, “concept, cognition, and action”, “neurophilosophy”, and “skill and intuition”. The research directions include: reviewing and explaining the challenges and turning points of modern philosophy with epistemology as the main axis since the 17th century, the research of embodiment and the theory of action, and the analysis of the layout of metaphors in life. Thereupon, unifying related research directions. On the one hand, the name change has made future research topics more in line with the development trends of contemporary European and American philosophy, and on the other hand, the research has become more in line with new project members who are specialized in cognitive sciences, psychological philosophy, and philosophy of language. Aside from emphasis on language and cognition, this thematic research project is paying more attention to the social aspects and refine the appropriate viewpoints to intervene in the research of significant political, social, ethical, and moral philosophical issues in Europe and the United States. Furthermore, this thematic research project focuses on philosophy-based, cross-area and interdisciplinary collaborative issues, such as: body, cognition, and meaning; linguistic culture and cognition; interactive activities related to important contemporary Neo-Pragmatic philosophers; and discussions of new views on the combination of embodied synchronization and the position of civic discourse. In addition to conforming to the research direction of embodiment and normativeness as the common core topic, this thematic research project also extends its focus to the important and ongoing discussion of topics in the fields of “tradition and innovation, democracy and science.” In order to increase research productivity, in addition to performing in-depth professional research, project members also regularly study and deliberate on influential classics as another important academic integration activity. Moreover, members of this thematic research project will continue to conduct topshelf international research and fulfill social responsibilities on key issues from a philosophical and crossdisciplinary academic perspective. 21 50 Years and Beyond: The History and Prospects of the Institute of European and American Studies
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